Gallery: Inside Local Choice Produce Market
Local Choice Produce Market in Portland, Ore., strives to only sell local products, from produce to manufactured goods. read more Supermarket News
Author: R. Daneel Olivaw
Quebec Target Stores to Sell Local Products
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Target Corp. plans to sell fresh and packaged foods certified as produced in Quebec at all its stores in the province. read more Supermarket News
How to Grow Sales Beyond Gluten Free
In the U.S., the gluten-free segment actually represents a subset of a much larger category – consumers with food allergies and/or intolerances beyond gluten. Industry Voices read more Supermarket News
USDA, EPA launch U.S. Food Waste Challenge; industry joins
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA), in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has launched the U.S. Food Waste Challenge, calling on others across the food chain—including producer … Continue Reading →
Gallery: A Tour of the New Connecticut PriceRite
DANBURY, Conn. — The PriceRite division of Wakefern Food Corp., Keasbey, N.J., opened its 52nd store here on May 22, filling a void left upon the closing of an A&P … Continue Reading →
CDC report: Listeria causes death in 20% of cases
A study published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report summarizes data on 2009–2011 listeriosis cases and outbreaks reported to U.S. surveillance systems. … Continue Reading →
Townsend Farms’ antioxidant blend linked to hepatitis A outbreak
On June 4, Townsend Farms Inc., Fairview, Ore., announced that it is voluntarily recalling certain lots of its frozen Organic Antioxidant Blend, because it has the potential to be contaminated … Continue Reading →
Students Help Paint Mural on ShopRite in Food Desert
PHILADELPHIA — Students from a local middle school yesterday put the finishing touches on a mural along the side of a 71,000-square-foot ShopRite scheduled to open Aug. 3 on Fox … Continue Reading →
Cargill opens $40 M chicken processing facility in Russia
Cargill has opened a chicken processing facility at its complex in Efremov, Russia. IFT Daily News
Tesco Says U.S. Exit Is ‘On Track’
CHESHUNT, England — Tesco plc here said Wednesday its previously announced effort to exit the U.S. “continues on track.” read more Supermarket News